'I'm over it': Iowan laments 'toxic' midterm contests

A voter in Iowa says this year's midterm campaigns have become so toxic that they're finished paying attention, declaring, "I'm over it." That frustration anchors a Meet the Press NOW segment from October 22, 2026, in which NBC News reporters Maggie Vespa and Henry Gomez relayed the final pitches candidates in Iowa and Michigan are making to voters.

Other coverage packaged with the segment shows how crowded the closing stretch is. Trump defended an advertisement by Ramaswamy featuring the mother of Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton; Acton condemned the spot and described her mother as estranged. Handicappers at Cook Political Report have tilted 11 House races in the Democrats' direction as Trump keeps campaigning, and the Justice Department has sued California, citing alleged voting by noncitizens.

Elsewhere on the list, a Democrat seeks to flip a deep-red Arizona House seat, and some Latino voters describe shifting away from Trump. Lin-Manuel Miranda has also thrown his support to Democrats in appeals aimed at Latino voters. Susan Collins's path to rising above Trump in Maine gets its own analysis from Steve Kornacki.

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